I thought I’d sign off from this month’s Becky’s Squares Geometric challenge (more responses here) with postcards from Hawaii.
‘Wish you were here, but having a lovely time. Weather not too bad, especially for January! I’ve seen many wonderful things, including lots of Humpback Whales. Hope to see you soon.’
As this month hurtles towards its conclusion, I realized I’d failed to post any crane photos for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. (See more responses here.)
They’ve finally got around to replacing the turbine blades at Hawi Wind Farm, after months of the blades just lying next to the turbines. The operation requires a crane to lift the blade assembly into place. These photos were taken while they were still preparing for that operation. The last photo shows the security for the operation!
The old movie theater next door has been closed for many years, but this ventilator still twirls when the wind blows, which is often around here.
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The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 179. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
I noticed the local skydiving operation has a new logo on a banner attached to the container where they keep their equipment. I quite like it, and it’s very geometric, but it does look a lot like they’re going to drop you into the ocean!
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I’ve lived in Hawaii for more than 12 years and go snorkeling whenever I can. New Year’s Eve was the first time I’d seen a Humpback Whale in the water (here). Yesterday, less than a month later, my wife and I had this even more remarkable encounter.
Walking down to swim at Lapakahi Historical Park, I spotted a humpback not far offshore. When we got in the water, the whale was still there. It wasn’t very active, just milling around, as they sometimes do. Also, in the same general area, was the same woman who had been with us on New Year’s Eve. We swam out and headed in her direction.
As we got closer, the whale could be seen ahead, still not doing much, but it became apparent it wasn’t alone. The fins of another adult whale could be seen a bit farther out. But that didn’t quite explain the activity I was seeing until I realized that I was seeing a third whale, a calf swimming close to the first whale, which was clearly its mother.
I put the brakes on then as I had no wish to accidentally come between a mother and her calf. But at that point, the whale and her calf turned in our direction. The mother was huge, much larger than the previous whale, and getting bigger by the second, with her calf poised close above her. I have to say, there was a moment there when I was a tad nervous. But she simply continued her turn before heading away with an imperious swish of her tail.
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For a little chunk of metal, this wire tensioner carries a lot of geometric shapes.
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I saw this Nene peeking over a wall at Spencer Beach Park, while getting a shower from one of the park’s sprinklers.
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